Brian Cardinal came off the bench to hit 4-of-8 from three-point range and
supply 12 points, while Jason Terry contributed 11 points in a reserve role
for the Mavericks, who regrouped after having their eight-game winning streak
snapped by Memphis on Sunday. Dallas, which has been one of the hottest teams
in the NBA, has won 19 of its last 21 overall.

"Without Cardinal I don't think we would have won the game," Mavericks head
coach Rick Carlisle said.

Kevin Love posted his 51st consecutive double-double, finishing with 23 points
and 17 rebounds for Minnesota to tie Hall of Famer Moses Malone for the
league's post-merger record. Malone recorded 51 straight double-doubles from
December 29, 1978 to October 12, 1979 when he was with Houston. Love will go
for the record on Wednesday night when the Timberwolves host Indiana.

"To have the crowd on their feet, such a great ovation. It's one of those
moments you pinch yourself to see if it's real," Love said about the fans'
reaction to tying the record. "It was a great moment for me. I wish we would
have won."

Michael Beasley chipped in 20 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which
has dropped three in a row and 11 of 13.

The Timberwolves were up 80-73 after three quarters, but Dallas scored the
first eight points of the fourth to quickly even things and the game stayed
tight throughout the period.

Beasley's two free throws with 2:15 left gave Minnesota a brief 97-96 edge
before Nowitzki responded with two makes of his own to put his squad ahead by
a point with 2:02 remaining and Dallas started to pull away from there.

After a Nikola Pekovic turnover, Terry hit from long distance with 1:37 to
play, giving the Mavs a 101-97 lead.

Dallas was near perfect from the foul line, making 7-of-8 down the stretch,
the latter two makes by Nowitzki that gave the visitors a 108-102 advantage
with 1.5 seconds on the clock.

Wayne Ellington's half-court heave at the buzzer accounted for the 108-105
final score.

Minnesota dictated the pace in the opening quarter and led 30-22 after 12
minutes.

Anthony Tolliver's three-point play with 8:22 before the break stretched the
Timberwolves' advantage to 11, 37-26, and they held a slim 50-48 edge heading
into the locker room.

In a back-and-forth third, Dallas was ahead 70-65 after a Shawn Marion dunk
with 4:49 left, but Minnesota answered by scoring 15 straight. Love started
the run with a pair of free throws and Jonny Flynn finished it off with a
three-pointer with 18.7 seconds left.

Nowitzki hit from beyond the arc in the closing seconds, but Minnesota was
still ahead, 80-73, after three.

Game Notes

Dallas has now won 17 of the last 18 matchups versus the Timberwolves...The
Mavericks shot 45.2 percent from the field and 12-of-35 from three-point
range...Minnesota made 44.3 percent of its shots and 11-of-23 from beyond the
arc.